THE staff at Mitra Kemayoran Hospital in Jakarta had a difficult time keeping down 79-year-old Herman Sarens Sudiro, who was being treated for a kidney ailment and high blood pressure. The retired one-star army general claimed he could still go on a hunt, his favorite pastime. “If I was allowed, I would go hunting right now,” Herman told Tempo, who visited him at the hospital on Friday last week.

At his age Herman should be enjoying a life o